Eaglecrest Ski Area, AK, Begins New Chapter with Golbelt Ownership Decisions and a New General Manager Bluebird Day Hiking Pittman’s Ridge at Eaglecrest, AK. | Photo: Kristen Strom Fresh off wrapping up one of its strongest winters in recent memory, Eaglecrest Ski Area in Juneau, Alaska,… Industry News Kristen Strom | July 13, 2026 0 Comments
Crested Butte, CO, Poised to Open Tomorrow, November 26 Crested Butte will open this Wednesday, November 26. | Image: Taylor Ahearn / Crested Butte Mountain Colorado’s Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) kicks off the 2025-26 ski season on Wednesday,… Industry News SnowBrains | November 25, 2025 1 Comment
Eaglecrest Gondola Project Abandoned as Juneau, AK, Moves to Sell Parts at a Loss Eaglecrest had high hopes for the gondola which have come crashing down after 3 years of ballooning costs. | Image: Eaglecrest Ski Area The long-running and controversial Eaglecrest gondola project… Industry News SnowBrains | May 13, 2026 0 Comments
The World’s Top 11 Ski Mountains for Distance Runners …Butte, Colorado Crested Butte | Image: Crested Butte Mountain Runners Facebook Crested Butte is the wild, wildflower-filled heart of Colorado singletrack, offering an unmatched mountain aesthetic. Trails are fueled by… Brains Jacqui Davis | August 3, 2026 0 Comments
Alaska’s Eaglecrest Is Raising Prices But at $690 for a Season Pass, It’s Hard to Complain Skiers Ride the Ptarmigan Chairlift at Eaglecrest Ski Area | Photo: Kristen Strom For the first time in several seasons, Eaglecrest Ski Area, Alaska, is increasing season pass prices by… Industry News Kristen Strom | June 20, 2026 0 Comments
The 11 U.S. Ski Resorts with the Most Black Diamond Runs …Colorado: 89 Black Runs The infamous Rambo at Crested Butte. | Image: Taylor Ahearn / Crested Butte Mountain Resort Crested Butte was the early centerpiece for extreme skiing before extreme… Brains Gregg Frantz | July 23, 2026 7 Comments
El Niño 2026-27 Ski Forecast September Update: Colorado Gets an Early-Season Upgrade and California Holds Its Ground …the western United States. But this month’s update comes with a complication that was not part of the August discussion. The Pacific Decadal Oscillation, a longer-term pattern of North Pacific… Weather WeatherBrains | September 18, 2026 6 Comments
NOAA December 2025 Outlook: Here’s How the Early Ski Season is Shaping Up …equatorial Pacific, also consistent with La Niña conditions. Upper-level (200-hPa) wind anomalies were westerly over most of the equatorial Pacific Ocean in recent weeks. Negative subsurface ocean temperature anomalies persisted… Weather WeatherBrains | November 21, 2025 0 Comments
Backcountry Beta: Exploring the Bridgeport, CA, Winter Recreation Area …consultation from the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Pacific Crest Trail. The Sierra Crossing begins at Sonora Pass, crosses the PCT briefly, then provides access to several drainages in… Featured Article Katy Shipley | January 21, 2026 4 Comments
Eaglecrest, AK, Report: The Little Island Ski Area that Packs a Punch The author reveling in an Eaglecrest Powder Wednesday. | Photo: SnowBrains Conditions report from Wednesday, March 18, 2026 Dumping at sea level. Meaning it’s dumping even more at elevation. Taxi… Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | March 19, 2026 1 Comment
What Actually Causes El Niño — And Why It Changes Winter Everywhere …heat into the western Pacific and leaves the eastern Pacific relatively cooler. Off Peru and Ecuador, cold, nutrient-rich water wells up from below to replace the surface water being pushed… Weather WeatherBrains | April 17, 2026 1 Comment
[NOVEMBER UPDATE] NOAA Winter 2025-26 Forecast: New Forecast Pinpoints Snowiest (and Driest) Regions …Low-level (850-hPa) wind anomalies were easterly from the western to the east-central equatorial Pacific Ocean, while upper-level (200-hPa) wind anomalies were westerly over most of the equatorial Pacific. These atmospheric… Weather WeatherBrains | November 24, 2025 0 Comments
2 New Trail Running Records Set in Ultra Running The Rugged Backcountry of the Goat Rocks Wilderness | Image: Pacific Crest Trail Association As the saying goes, records are meant to be broken, and recently, fastest known times (FKT)… Matthew Oliphant | August 20, 2026 0 Comments
NOAA 2025–26 Winter Forecast: La Niña Brings Big Snow to the North …perspective. Anomalous convection and lower- and upper-level winds in the tropical Pacific atmosphere are consistent with La Niña conditions. Another area of anomalous SSTs is present in the north Pacific… Weather WeatherBrains | October 16, 2025 0 Comments
Civics For Skiers: How Courts Decide What the Law Says and Who Gets the Blame Crested Butte, CO, was recently involved in a Colorado Supreme Court Case that changed how liability waivers can be used by the ski industry. | Photo: Crested Butte *This article… Brains Zach Armstrong | November 10, 2025 0 Comments
After the Worst Winter on Record, NOAA’s October 2026 Outlook Finally Has Good News for the Rockies …Elsewhere One source of uncertainty worth noting: an active West Pacific tropical cyclone season could send a recurving storm into the higher latitudes of the North Pacific in October. If… Weather WeatherBrains | September 21, 2026 0 Comments
Condé Nast Reveals Readers’ Choice Top 30 U.S. Ski Resorts …mountain peaks with a 3,050-foot vertical drop and 155 marked trails. Skiers and riders come to the resort for its sprawling trail footprint and its snowmaking infrastructure, which allows for… Industry News Jacqui Davis | October 10, 2026 1 Comment
NOAA March 2026 Outlook: Could Miracle March Save the Season? …are most likely in Alaska and may clip parts of the northern High Plains and Pacific Northwest. Mountain temperatures and snow potential Pacific Northwest and northern Rockies: Slightly cooler-than-average temperatures… Weather WeatherBrains | February 19, 2026 0 Comments
Top 11 Ski Resorts with the Most Named Trails in North America …steeps and trees. #9 Mammoth, CA – 178 trails Beautiful spring skiing on one of the many trails at Mammoth. Credit: Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain boasts 178 named ski trails… Brains Brent Glogau | March 21, 2026 0 Comments
The 17 Best Mountain Bike Towns in the U.S. …Coler Mountain Bike Preserve, the extensive Slaughter Pen Trails system, and the new OZ Trails Bike Park, which just opened this year and features Arkansas’s first chairlift-served gravity trails. Beyond… Brains Brent Glogau | June 26, 2026 10 Comments
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